Wheel-harrow



(No Model.) Y

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WHEEL HARROW. No.. 293,520. Patented Feb.` 12,1884.

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FRANK L. RUMBLE, OF LOWELL, OHIO.

WH EEL-HARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,520, dated February 12, 1884. Application filed October 26, 1853. (No model.)

To all whoml t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK L. RUMELE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lowell, in the county of Vashington and State of Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken just in front ofthe axle. Fig. 3 is'a perspective view of the axle-guide. Fig. V4L is a front view of the stopplates, and Fig.r5 shows'a horizontal section through the saine. Fig. Gis a perspective view of the stop-plates.

This invention has relation to wheel-harrows; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed vout in the claim appended.Y

Referring by letter to-'the accompanying drawings, c designates the harrowlfranie,

which is preferably three feet wide at the front, the side rails, b b, diverging to a width of six feet at the rear, the length of the frame being seven feet. rLhe roller c of a tongue, c', is pivoted between the side rails, b b, at the front end, and a curved rod, d, extending slightly forward, connects the front ends ofthe side rails, b b, and prevents the tongue c from being raised too high.

, Into the diverging side rails, b I), are niortised a front cr0ss-rail, e, a rear cross-rail, f, and intermediate intersecting diagonal rails, g g. All of these rails bb, c ,f, and gg are pro` vided with harrow-teeth h, the shanks of which pass up through the several rails, and are secured in place by nuts li.

The blades of the teeth h are preferably tri` angular in cross-section and incline rearwardly, as shown; but no claim is made herein to the construction of the teeth. I

i designates a wooden axle, which is provided at each end with metal journals k, which are secured to it by clips Z Z.

fm m designate the supporting-wheels for riding the harrow, when necessary, and 'n designates the drivers seat7 secured to the axle by springs o o, attached thereto.

About three feet from the rear ends of the side rails, b b, vertical iron axle-guides p p, about two and a half feet high, are secured. These axle-guidesp p are rectangular at their tops, and have parallel arms p' p, provided with shoulders p2 p2 near their lower ends. Their lower ends terminate in bolts q q, which pass down through the side rails, b b, one ou each side of the axle i., and are secured in place by nuts on the under side of the rails b b.

To prevent lateral movement of the harrowframe upon the axle '5, stop-plates 1 1 r r are secured to the axle t' by bolts s, passed through the axle laterally. rllwo stop-plates o* Ar are secured on each edge of the axle-one on each side of the axle-guide. The stop-plates for each axle-guide are similarly arranged. The weight end t of a lever, a, is connected by a short chain, a, to the barrow-frame by an eyebolt passed through the diagonal rails at theirintersection. This lever a is fulcrumed in bearings c at the middle oi' the axle fi, and extends back beyond the rear cross-rail, fand is provided witha suitable handle.

At the middle of the rear rail, f, a hook7 w, is provided to engage the lever u, and hold the harrow up out of aworking position when moving from field to iield, or when it is desired to turn the barrow and back up into a corner to harrowI ground that the ordinary harrow cannot breach. The axle-guides give the harrow the necessary vertical play, and

the stop-plates prevent -unnecessary lateral while working, they keep it from slipping to y the right or to. the left, as other harrows do, even when they encounter a clod of small size. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a sulky-harrow, the combination,with the frameV c, constructed as described, `of the axle IOO z', axle-guides p p, having the parallel Vertical arms p', provided with bolt ends q and shoulders 192, whereby they are connected to the side rails of the harrowframe, as showm to form durably-braced guidesfor the frame, the triangular stop-platesr, arranged at each side of the guidearms p', and secured to the axle by means of the bolts s, whereby lateral m0- 

